Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology